Herbal Pioneers - The Nature's Sunshine Legacy

MICHAEL D. DEAN. Mr. Dean is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nature’s Sunshine and serves as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dean was the Chief Executive Officer of Mediaur Technologies, a position held since 2003. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of ABC Cable Networks, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Planning and Development of the Walt Disney Company, and a strategy consultant with Bain & Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

STEPHEN M. BUNKER. Mr. Bunker serves as Vice President over Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He began his employment with Nature’s Sunshine in 2006 and brings strong leadership skills from his experiences as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Geneva Steel Corp. Previous to that, Mr. Bunker served as Corporate Controller for the same organization. A certified public accountant, Mr. Bunker also worked for Arthur Andersen for six years.

DR. WILLIAM KELLER joined Nature’s Sunshine Products in April 2001 as the Vice President of Health Sciences and Educational Services. Prior to coming to NSP, Dr. Keller was the Department Chair/Professor with the School of Pharmacy at Samford University and Northeast Louisiana University. Dr. Keller earned a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Idaho State University. The University of Washington awarded him a Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy in 1972. Dr. Keller’s academic career spanned 30 years. While in academics, Dr. Keller was involved with teaching, research, service and administration.

JAMON A. JARVIS. Mr. Jarvis has served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer since March 2007. Mr. Jarvis started his career as a clerk for U.S. Federal District Court Judge Howard D. McKibben in Reno, Nev. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney there. Over the past decade, he has served in private practice and also worked as an in-house attorney with several corporations. Mr. Jarvis has served as General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer of InterNetwork, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.; as Executive Vice President Finance, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Spontaneous Technology, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah; as Chief Litigation Counsel at Iomega Corporation, Roy, Utah; and as Associate Litigation Counsel at MCI Communications, Inc., Washington, D.C. He was also an associate at McKenna & Cuneo LLP (now McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP), in Washington, D.C. Mr. Jarvis received his B.A. in history, cum laude, from Brigham Young University, and his J.D., cum laude, from Cornell Law School.

EFRAIN VILLALOBOS. Mr. Villalobos is Executive Vice President, U.S. Sales & Marketing. He began his employment with Nature's Sunshine in 1991. He joined the Communications department in 1994. From there, he moved to the Spanish Division where he served as Sales Manager (1997), Senior Manager (1998), Director (1998) and then Executive Director (through 2009). In 2009, he accepted the position of Vice President, Spanish Sales. In 2010, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, U.S. Sales & Marketing and now has responsibility for English & Spanish sales in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Mr. Villalobos holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Brigham Young University.

BRYANT YATES serves as President International. Bryant Yates has many years of leadership experience at Nature’s Sunshine. He began as the General Manager of Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. He was then appointed Director over Europe and the Middle East. An accomplished corporate strategist and marketer, Bryant’s vision is to establish new markets around the world while providing strong leadership and support to current subsidiaries. Bryant received his education in International Business from UVSC.

JOHN R. DEWYZE is the Executive Vice President of Operations for Nature’s Sunshine Products. He began his employment with the company in 1995 as Director of Manufacturing. He has served as Vice President of Operations since 1997. Prior to that he was the Director of Manufacturing. From 1982 to 1995, Mr. Dewyze worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he held positions of increasing responsibility within the operations group, including leading manufacturing and maintenance groups. Mr. Dewyze graduated with a BS in Chemistry from Grand Valley State University in 1981 and he received his MBA from the University of Southern Indiana in 1994.

LYNDA HAMMONS is the Vice President of QA/QC and Regulatory Affairs for Nature’s Sunshine Products. She has been with NSP since 1993. Mrs. Hammons has a BS with majors in Chemistry and Microbiology from Bowling Green State University and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati with an emphasis on Quality Management. She has 22 years of experience in the field of quality management, including work experience at Revlon and Durkee-French Foods. Her certifications include Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Technician and Certified Quality Auditor–American Society for Quality.

• In 2001, NSP was recognized as one of the best public companies to work for by Utah Business Magazine. This was based on several criteria, including employee benefits, work environment, 401(k), etc.
• Business Ethics has listed Nature’s Sunshine in its Top 100 Corporate Citizens for four years straight, 2003-2006.
• In 2002, Nutritional Outlook magazine named Nature’s Sunshine Manufacturer of the Year for its outstanding quality and manufacturing excellence.
• In October 2004, Selling Power ranked NSP number 8 in America’s 500 Largest Sales Forces—Direct Sales.